The Guinean gerbil (Gerbilliscus guineae) is a fairly large gerbil of West Africa, found from Senegal and the Gambia east to Ghana and Burkina Faso. Adults reach a head-and-body length of about 150 mm, with a well-haired tail of about 175 mm that is dark above, pale beneath and ends in a tuft of long dark hairs. The back is greyish-brown, each hair having a dark grey base, an orange or brown shaft and a black tip, while the underparts, inner limbs and upper hind feet are white, with a clear line between the two colours. It lives in dry tropical forest, dry savanna, rocky ground and farmland, mostly on laterite or clay soils with variable cover and dense scrub. The species is nocturnal and digs a fairly complex burrow system that goes as deep as 50 cm, and the average home range is about 1,450 square metres. Little is known about its diet. In western Senegal it breeds in the wet season and on into the dry season, with litters averaging four or five. It is common, widespread and stable, and the IUCN rates it Least Concern.
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Muridae, Taxa Source GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): GBIF species record: Gerbilliscus guineae (Guinean gerbil)
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is a species of rodent found in Burkina Faso, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Mali, Senegal, Sierra Leone
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is a species of rodent found in Burkina Faso, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Mali, Senegal, Sierra Leone
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is a species of rodent found in Burkina Faso, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Mali, Senegal, Sierra Leone
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is a species of rodent found in Burkina Faso, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Mali, Senegal, Sierra Leone
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is a species of rodent found in Burkina Faso, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Mali, Senegal, Sierra Leone
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is a species of rodent found in Burkina Faso, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Mali, Senegal, Sierra Leone
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is a species of rodent found in Burkina Faso, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Mali, Senegal, Sierra Leone
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is a species of rodent found in Burkina Faso, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Mali, Senegal, Sierra Leone
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is a species of rodent found in Burkina Faso, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Mali, Senegal, Sierra Leone
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is a species of rodent found in Burkina Faso, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Mali, Senegal, Sierra Leone
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This species is described as common and has a stable population and a wide distribution
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The Guinean gerbil (Gerbilliscus guineae) is a species of rodent found in
In Biome: Tropical Dry Forest, Lead, habitat
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, dry savanna, rocky areas and arable land
In Biome: Savanna, Lead, habitat (savanna)
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, dry savanna, rocky areas and arable land
In Group: Rodents And Lagomorphs, Lead, rodent
is a species of rodent found in
View the Source2. GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): GBIF species descriptions: Gerbilliscus guineae (Guinean gerbil)
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)Descriptions: conservation
Classified as Least Concern on The IUCN Red List.
Descriptions: activity
Guinean Gerbils are nocturnal and terrestrial.
Descriptions: conservation, threats
The Guinean Gerbil faces no major threats and has a large range.
View the Source GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): GBIF species record: Gerbilliscus guineae (Guinean gerbil)
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)Child Taxon Of: Muridae, Species record: familyQuote, Child Taxon Of: Muridae, Species record: family
"family": "Muridae"
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